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Original or Reproduction:	Original	Tribal Affiliation:	Navajo
Type:	Horsehair	Material:	Clay
Native American Age:	1940-Now	Native+American+Age:	1940-Now
Region+or+Culture:	Navajo

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Native American Navajo Indian Horsehair Wedding Vase Pot

with Turquoise

by Navajo Artist Tom Vail

Authentic, Handmade Navajo Horsehair Wedding Vase

Gorgeous, Hand-Etched Flower Design

Genuine Turquoise Accent Stones

8 1/2" Tall

The Wedding Vase has been a part of Pueblo life for centuries.

The graceful spouts represent two separate lives. The bridge at the top part of the vessel unites these separate lives together as one. The future husband's parents provide the wedding vase in Indian ceremonies. This happens two weeks before marriage and is a very festive time.

Gifts and advice are given to the bride and groom as they prepare to establish their new home together. On their wedding day, this vase is filled with Indian holy water and given to the bride. She drinks from one side of the vessel while the groom partakes from the opposite side.

This ceremony is equivalent to the exchanging of wedding bands. The couple will cherish their wedding vase throughout their married life.

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Although the pictures are fantastic and show much of the color and detail, there is no

doubt that Tom Vail's work is more breathtaking in person!

The Vail Family is well known for their contemporary style of pottery known as “horse hair”.

They pour a ceramic white slip substance into a mold and it foms itself into whatever shape of pot that they decide on making. Then, they pour out the excess slip and let it set to dry. The ceramicware is then cleaned and polished. They heat up the ceramicware in a kiln and then randomly toss authentic hair taken from the mane (thin lines) or the tail (thick lines) of a horse on the heated pottery. The resulting carbon being drawn into the surface of the pot creates the wonderful designs and patterns. Finally, they clean the finished pottery with a dry material and the finished product is a unique marblized flare styled pot.

This process of art is very hazardous and time consuming. When asked why they do this they all agreed and replied “We enjoy not knowing what designs will form on the pot itself after the horse hair has burned into the pot.”

Signed by the Navajo artist Tom Vail.

Due to the nature of handmade Native American Pottery, each piece will vary in color, design, and size, which makes each piece a true work of art!

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